Jason and Anna Roth said they have been finding spiders in their bed, on the walls, in the vents, in the furniture and even on their bodies inside their apartment at the Lakes at Lionsgate.

"I was sitting here doing homework and one ran down my leg, so now I'm almost terrified to sit on my couches," Anna Roth said.

The newlyweds said they've been getting nowhere trying to tell the landlords about the problem until they spoke with KMBC 9 News on Friday.

"I think Channel 9 was the best thing we could have done because that's the only thing that's gotten us anywhere with this," Anna Roth said.

The Roths said they had been told they couldn't move without having to pay the landlord $2,000. They said they're looking for a new place to live and they're meeting with an attorney who has agreed to represent them for free.

After the 9 Can Help story first aired Friday, other people who live at the Lakes at Lionsgate said they have also seen the same poisonous spiders in their apartments.

One woman told KMBC 9 News that she looked at online reviews before renting her apartment, including one from a tenant who reported seeing 10 brown recluses in a month. The woman said she and her friend asked a direct question about those reviews.

"She asked Liz the leasing agent straight up and she said it was a disgruntled resident and that there was no problem," the woman said.

The property managers declined an interview with KMBC 9 News on Friday. On Monday, they said they would have no comment.

The complex is owned by Lionsgate North/South Associates. One of the managing members is E. Stan Kroenke, a Walmart heir who owns the St. Louis Rams and other sports teams.